U.S. futures down before manufacturing report

U.S. stock futures point to a weaker start Tuesday ahead of a key report on the manufacturing sector, with a similar report from Britain raising the specter that the global economy will backslide after a recent stabilization. See full story.

Automakers to detail impact of clunker boom

The auto industry may have ridden the cash-for-clunkers stimulus to its first year-over-year U.S. sales gains in almost two years, but the uncertainty of life after the federal boost looms large. See full story.

Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks

Stocks expected to move significantly in Tuesday’s trading include the European drug makers Basilea, Shire and SkyePharma and the mobile-phone makers as well as AIG, Citi, eBay, L’Oreal, Schering-Plough and YRC. See full story.

European shares pull back as banks, miners fall

European shares couldn’t hold onto early gains on Tuesday, with banks and metal stocks leading the market down on the first day of the new month. See full story.

Most Asian markets rise, Shanghai index up 0.6%

Chinese stocks advanced Tuesday, recouping some of their hefty losses in the previous session, as economic data showing an expansion in manufacturing activity helped boost sentiment. See full story.

The Gang of 535 is now the Gang of Six, and the fate of health-care reform rests in the hands of half a dozen senators on the Finance Committee, but columnist Darrell Delamaide hopes this small group of lawmakers will approach the ideal of the founding fathers. See full story.

Contrary to the shouting matches that broke out in some town-hall meetings earlier this month, Americans tend to be circumspect when considering what health insurance should cover in a basic plan. See full story.

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